I have always loved all things about reading and books, and cannot walk past a bookshop or library without popping in; just to look, you understand. I read all types and genres of books, but my real passion is for non-fiction, in particular travel, natural history, history and science. I also love science fiction and fantasy and try to read some contemporary fiction too.
Writing for Nudge Books as their voice of Book Life

Thursday, 11 January 2018

Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards

One of my favourite book prizes is the Stanford Dolman travel one. There is a whole world out there that some of the best writers are discovering and then telling us about through their books. The shortlist were announced last night at an event in Londo (that I was offered a ticket for but sadly could make). And there are here:

Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year, in partnership with The Authors' Club• Islander by Patrick Barkham (Granta)• The Rule of the Land by Garrett Carr (Faber)• Border by Kapka Kassabova (Granta)• The Epic City by Kushanava Choudhury (Bloomsbury Publishing)• RISINGTIDEFALLINGSTAR by Philip Hoare (Fourth Estate)• Where the Wild Winds Are by Nick Hunt (Nicholas Brealey Publishing)• Travels in a Dervish Cloak by Isambard Wilkinson, Photographs by Chev Wilkinson (Eland Publishing Ltd)

Marco Polo Outstanding General Travel Themed Book of the Year• The Amazing Story of the Man Who Cycled from India to Europe for Love by Per. J. Andersson translated by Anna Holmwood (Oneworld)• Small Island by Little Train by Chris Arnot & AA Publishing (AA Publishing)• Grape, Olive, Pig: Deep Travels Through Spain's Food Culture by Matt Goulding (Hardie Grant Books)• Island People: The Caribbean and the World by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro (Canongate)• The Hidden Ways by Alistair Moffat (Canongate)• The Alps by Stephen O'Shea (W.W. Norton & Company Ltd.)

London Book Fair Children's Travel Book of the Year• The Picture Atlas by Simon Holland & illustrated by Jill Calder (Bloomsbury)• Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers (HarperCollins Children's Books)• The Earth Book by Jonathan Litton & illustrated by Thomas Hegbrook (360 Degrees)• A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister & illustrated by Aitch (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)• What We See In The Stars by Kelsey Oseid (Boxtree/Pan)• The Explorer by Katherine Rundell & illustrated by Hannah Horn (Bloomsbury)

I have so far read six of the Stanford Dolman shortlist and one from the Adventure Travel. Will be reviewing all of these for Nudge